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April 21, 2018

UVZ, Punj Corp tie up to service T-72, T-90 tanks of Indian Army

Russian firm UVZ and Punj Corporation Pvt Ltd (PCPL) have tied up to
undertake repair and maintenance of T-72 and T-90 tank engines and
radiators in India.

UralVagonZavod (UVZ), which makes main
battle tanks, has also appointed PCPL as its sole representative to
undertake the repair and maintenance work in India, the companies said
in a joint statement today.

An agreement to this effect has been signed between both the companies in Chennai earlier this month, it said.

Indian
Army and the Indian Ordnance Board would be able to meet the critical
material and logistics supply gaps for T-72 and T-90 Tanks through
Indian Rupee procurement.

Awadhesh Mishra, CEO of PCPL told that
this agreement would result in an expected business of around Rs 1,000
crore every year as there is a big backlog of repair work of these tanks
in India.

The UVZ has said that for all the maintenance and
repair activities undertaken by the PCPL including supply of required
spares, the UVZ would provide full technical support, personnel and
ensure conformance to quality.

It said that India has over more than 4,000 tanks and its serviceability and maintenance has been a major cause of concern.

Igor
Kolikov, the Deputy Director General of UVZ has said the requirement of
a suitable and simpler mechanism to improve the serviceability of tanks
has been a long pending demand of the Indian government. This has now
been initiated through the participation of Indian private industry. Mishra said the establishment of a Private Service Centre is the first
step in realisation of the Technical Service setup in India and
reinforces the commitment by the UVZ to improve the overall
serviceability of the UVZ products in India.

Suitable quality
control and mobilisation of personnel as per OEM (original equipment
manufacturers) guidelines shall be enforced to ensure timely delivery
with greater degree of self-reliance, Mishra said in the statement.

UVZ
and PCPL have also decided to cooperate in implementation of the "GOCO"
(government owned, contractor operated) model for operation of the Army
Base Workshops in keeping with the "Make in India" initiative of the
government, it added.